Global demand for shea butter is growing: but it’s not all good news for the women who collect the nuts

Competition for shea trees is rising in west Africa, leaving the poorest women collectors with less access and fewer gains.
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Bunge Loders Croklaan announces the official opening of its first shea butter processing plant in Ghana, the largest facility of its kind in Africa

WORMERVEER, Netherlands, Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC), the specialty oils and fats business of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), officially announces the opening of its ...
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Shea butter processing plant opens in Ghana

WORMERVEER, THE NETHERLANDS — Bunge Loders Croklaan (BLC), the specialty oils and fats business of Bunge Ltd., has opened a new shea butter processing plant in Tema, Ghana. In connection with the ...
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African women make $227million from Shea Butter processing – Okonjo Iweala

The Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, has highlighted the untapped potential of the Shea butter sector, despite African women having earned $227 million ...
Monitor

Govt, partners seek to commercialise shea butter, value chain

The government is optimistic that the new alliance will revive the zeal to protect extinction-risked shea trees ...
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PureTrust Foundation empowers women’s groups with shea processing facility

PureTrust Foundation (PTF) LBG, a non-profit organisation focused on livelihoods, advocacy, social services and community development, has empowered over 500 women from the Dalogyili Zaapayim Shea ...
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U.S. Ambassador Cuts ribbon to Shea Butter Processing Center to Support Economic Empowerment for Hundreds of Northern Ghanaian Women

On Thursday, March 14, 2019, U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Stephanie S. Sullivan led a ribbon cutting and inaugurated a shea butter processing facility that will support increased economic opportunities ...
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Nigeria bans exports of raw shea nuts used for cosmetic products to help grow its economy

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's government has banned the export of raw shea nuts, an essential raw material in many cosmetic products, in a bid to grow the country into a global supplier of refined ...
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Gov’t to establish new soya processing plant, revamp shea industry – Agric Minister

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has announced two major initiatives aimed at boosting agro-industrialisation, supporting farmers, and strengthening value chains in northern Ghana.
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Bunge’s shea olein, a component of shea butter, granted GRAS status

ST. LOUIS — Bunge Loders Croklaan, a division of St. Louis-based Bunge Ltd., received a “no questions” letter from the US Food and Drug Administration in response to its Generally Recognized as Safe ...
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'Shea is a uniquely sustainable and healthy crop': Bunge Loders Croklaan on its latest cocoa butter equivalent

“Shea has a stronger compatibility with cocoa butter and improved bloom stability, enabling smoother processing.” The company spend two years to successfully formulate a shea-based product that allows ...
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Bunge Loders Croklaan announces the official opening of its first shea butter processing plant in Ghana, the largest facility of its kind in Africa

- Launches Where Life Grows campaign to celebrate this as a milestone in its efforts to protect and advance the shea supply chain in West Africa WORMERVEER, Netherlands, Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ...